Three birds with one stone: a single AIEgen for dual-organelle imaging, cell viability evaluation and photodynamic cancer cell ablation
Yuewei Zhang, Shuohang Wang, Ning Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Qi Zan, Li Fan, Xue Yu, Shaomin Shuang, Chuan Dong
Abstract
We report the first single AIEgen that has great potential for dual-imaging of mitochondria/LDs, detection of cell viability and simultaneously photodynamic ablation of cancer cells.
Topics & Concepts
OrganelleViability assayAblationCellMaterials sciencePhotodynamic therapyNanotechnologyCancer cellBiophysicsCancerChemistryMedicineBiologyBiochemistryInternal medicineOrganic chemistryAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research